Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw was assessed a technical foul during the loss Friday in Miami. But it's what he said afterward that just may endear him to Pistons fans.

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Kirkland Crawford
Detroit Free Press Sports Writer

Maybe Brian Shaw is the right guy for the Detroit Pistons job. We found out he embodies the spirit of a popular ex-Piston.

During Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday in Miami, Pacers guard Sam Young was whistled for a foul against LeBron James. Young protested the call, so much so that he earned a technical foul. That got Shaw, an Indiana assistant coach and reportedly on the Pistons' short list to fill their coaching vacancy, riled up. Before Ray Allen made the free throw, Shaw could be heard yelling from the sidelines.

So he, too, was slapped with a tech. Allen missed that free throw and ...